Upon hearing this, the God of Rock and the God of Bubbles were stunned once again, then exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

"Whoa! You even know how long we've lived and how many The Voids we've experienced?"

The God of Rock rubbed his bald, stony head. There was a hint of surprise in his tone at being seen through, but even more admiration for the intelligence capabilities of the Yisi Civilization. "As expected of a civilization that managed to escape from the hands of the God of War. Impressive!"

A representative of a civilization was making small talk with an Alien God who was supposed to be an invading force, as if they were friends.

This scene had never happened before in the history of the Otherworld.

Qi Ye watched them exchanging polite banter and felt a slight tingle on his scalp. He raised his wing and said:

"We can talk about this later. The task I ordered you to handle—how are the five hundred high-Level dungeons coming along?"

The God of Rock's mountain-like divine body leaned forward slightly, his voice carrying a dull echo: "Reporting to the great God of Life, in accordance with your instructions, we have united with other Subordinate Gods willing to cooperate and cleared out a portion of the dungeons under our control, reaching five hundred. Furthermore, all instance energy pools have been filled according to your requirements and are ready to be activated at any time."

The God of Bubbles added: "Yes, Lord of Spirits. These dungeons are all Level 9 and are relatively dispersed, but they are all within the The Void regions we control. The monsters and resources inside have also been preliminarily cleared and standardized according to your requirements."

"We were busy completing these handovers and the final infusion of instance energy, which is why we could not come to welcome the Yisi Civilization immediately. Please forgive us."

The twenty Subordinate Gods following behind also bowed their heads.

Qi Ye listened to the report and nodded in understanding.

Five hundred high-Level dungeons—this had almost emptied nearly half of the core assets held by the God of Rock, the God of Bubbles, and the majority of the Subordinate Gods they led.

Although these dungeons had limited help in improving their personal strength, they were important nodes for resource production and the extension of their influence.

Handing these over meant they would rely more on the overall supply of the Sacred Lake and Qi Ye's protection.

He nodded, but then shook his head: "Five hundred is not enough. Increase it to one thousand. I will give you one day to complete it."

"One thousand?" The God of Rock and the God of Bubbles were both stunned, their massive stony bodies and colorful light forms fluctuating.

This meant they would have to hand over almost all the dungeons they controlled, leaving only the most core one or two as the Foundation of their divine domains.

This was not just cutting off flesh; it was practically crippling them.

What were the Lord of Spirits and the God of Life trying to do?

Were they trying to drain them dry and prepare to run away?

A trace of worry and nervousness faintly appeared on the two gods, and they looked troubled.

"I will designate another five hundred suitable Believers from the Sacred Lake to serve as new Instance Guardians. These dungeons will form the peripheral nodes and early warning network of the Sacred Lake's defense system, and also serve to protect Blue Star, acting as buffer zones and resource replenishment points in the future war."

"The God of War's legions excel at multi-point breakthroughs and bursts. We cannot concentrate all our power in the Sacred Lake and the Firefly Forest. We need depth, we need early warning, and we need to consume their forces and time."

He looked at the two troubled Subordinate Gods: "I know this request is very demanding. But you also know clearly that once the God of War descends, if we cannot hold, no matter how many dungeons you have, they will eventually become his spoils of war, and even you yourselves might fall."

Qi Ye paused: "The Sacred Lake will not take your things for nothing. For all Subordinate Gods who hand over dungeons, I will have Green Bean assign corresponding contribution points based on the value of the dungeons. In the future, these can be used within the Sacred Lake system to exchange for resources, Divine Power support, or even priority allocation rights after reclaiming lost territory. After the war, if we win, your losses will be compensated, and you may even gain more."

The God of Rock and the God of Bubbles exchanged glances, their expressions complex.

Of course, they understood this logic.

When the skin is gone, to what can the hair attach?

If Blue Star and the Sacred Lake were destroyed by the God of War, these Subordinate Gods attached to them would either have to flee, be recruited, or be annihilated by the God of War.

The contribution points and post-war compensation proposed by Qi Ye at least gave them a glimmer of hope and a guarantee.

It was just that... having witnessed with their own eyes Qi Ye's strength in killing the God of Decay, they were still inexplicably afraid.

The most critical thing was that the Lord God's behavior seemed too much like he was about to dump them and then turn around and run away.

"...I understand."

The God of Rock clenched his stone fist: "This subordinate will go to contact the other Subordinate Gods immediately. Within one day, I will do my best to gather the list of control transfers for the remaining five hundred dungeons! To survive, and to repel the God of War, this bit of family fortune—I'll bet it all!"

The God of Bubbles' light form also stabilized, revealing determination within its colorful radiance: "The Lord of Spirits is absolutely right. We, along with you and the Sacred Lake, are now bound together in life and death. Only by winning can there be a future. This subordinate will also go to handle it immediately!"

Seeing the two core Subordinate Gods finally express their support, Qi Ye nodded. Integrating internal resources and unified scheduling was the Foundation for dealing with a powerful enemy.

"Go, get it done as soon as possible. There is not much time left." Qi Ye waved his wing.

The God of Rock and the God of Bubbles bowed and prepared to leave to execute this arduous task.

Just at this moment, Qi Ye seemed to remember something. He flipped his wing, and twenty fruits of Authority, emitting a soft glow with faint patterns of rules flowing inside, appeared out of thin air and hovered in front of him.

These fruits were of different sizes and colors, but they all contained pure Authority power.

"Wait."

Qi Ye stopped them and used his Divine Power to carry these twenty fruits to the two Subordinate Gods.

"You have worked hard during this period, and the subsequent tasks will be even heavier. Take these fruits of Authority and see if they are useful for yourselves or your capable subordinates. Consider it a small reward."

They were actually fruits of Authority!

The gaze of the God of Rock and the God of Bubbles was instantly locked onto these fruits of Authority.

As Mid-tier Gods, they knew the value of these fruits all too well!

This was not just a shortcut to improving their strength, but a precious opportunity to potentially fill the gaps in their own Authority or even gain new abilities!

Whether used for themselves or for their subordinates, the uses were endless!

Especially for the God of Bubbles, whose Authority was special but skewed towards support, he had always longed to obtain more direct attack or defense capabilities.

The breathing of the two Subordinate Gods became slightly rapid, and they subconsciously swallowed. Such a generous gift was enough to raise their strength by a whole level!

The God of Bubbles hesitated for a moment and said:

"Lord God of Life, this item is too precious. Forgive my presumption, but where did you get such fruits of Authority?"

Such rare treasures, giving out twenty at once, was truly unimaginable.

Unless—

Seemingly guessing the thoughts of the two gods, Qi Ye smiled and said: "I created them myself. This is just the first batch of products."